About Chaura Village

Chaura is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 223 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,224 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Rudraprayag
Tehsil	Jakholi
Pincode	246141
Area (hectares)	98.75 hectares
Population	496
Male Population	223
Female Population	273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,224
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is the 47th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 98.75 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Chaura

Chaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaura from other places

Chaura lies about 75 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 49 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chaura
Tehsil headquarters	Jakholi	11 km
Nearest town	Almora	26 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	49 km
District headquarters	Rudraprayag	75 km

Villages closest to Chaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakholi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaura village had a population of 496. That makes it the 47th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Chaura village has 223 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 1224 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 246141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 98.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaura falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Ramnagar, about 49 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chaura.

Chaura is about 75 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 11 km away. Almora is about 26 km away. Ramnagar is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.